Rock Band ROCKS

When I was a young girl, I was the neighborhood queen of the Atari PacMan. I could push that one button and move that joy stick on a solitary game for, like...an hour (yes, on one game, I was that wicked awesome)! Well, in the past 25 years or so, I haven't really played many video games, with the exception of an attempt to humor my funloving husband racing cars on the x-box, or my very sad attempt at Halo, where I jumped around looking up and down (for you Office fans, imagine Jim trying to play Call of Duty in the new city he transferred to for a bit).

Tonight, a group of friends got together to play Rock Band, and believe it or not, I enjoyed myself, and I can actually see myself playing again, in fact, due to an incident just over nine months ago when I had a baby (and proceeded to nurse her so she can't live without me), I had to leave early, and didn't get back like I had wanted to.

Ok, so what I really want to say is, thank you for the very fun, if not brief, evening of gaming ladies, and I am sorry I didn't return as I said I would, and let's do it again....I will even host, then when my kids need me, I don't have to leave!

Baby Giveaway

One of the beautiful things about blogging IMO is that I learn about all kinds of cool things from lurking (I mean looking) at other peoples blogs. Anyways, this is a very cool website who happens to be having a very cool giveaway at the moment. All you moms out there should go check it out.

All you have to do is leave a comment on her post here: http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/2008/07/28/bloggy-giveaway-natural-baby-prize-pack/.

Out door dryer

I read somewhere recently that it costs about 75cents to run your dryer. OUCH! Well, that seems like a high price to pay, especially when using our bright yellow sun is perfectly free! So, why am I mentioning this, well, I really truly am a hippie with highlights, and have wanted to get a clothesline to help with the environment, we are totally going to do this now that I see how much we can save! This is the one that I want and am lobbying the hubby for!

Arami's "all about mom" tag

1. What is something mom always says to you? "I love you"I do say that a lot, and i mean it



2. What makes mom happy? "Loving you"



3. What makes mom sad? "when I be mean at you."



4. How does mom make you laugh? "Tickle me"



5. What was mom like as a child? "a little girl"



6. How old is your mom? "80". Ouch



7. How tall is your mom? "This tall" as she spreads her arms as far as they will go



8. What is her favorite thing to do? "to go to jungle playland" That IS my favorite thing to do, he he he



9. What does your mom do when you're not around? "Find me" I guess I would do that if she was lost



10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for? "For loving me" awwww



11. What is your mom really good at? "working"



12. What is your mom not very good at? "Sewing" darn it, I thought I got that one past her



13. What does your mom do for her job? "Work"



14. What is your mom's favorite food? "Enchiladas"That is Maira's favorite



15. What makes you proud of your mom? "I love you" hmmm, I am betting that "Proud" is a word she isn't familiar with yet.



16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be? " You" That is very exciting



17. What do you and your mom do together? "I don't think of that" Just a little bit of distraction happening now.



18. How are you and your mom the same? "Being bigger." I think she means that I am bigger.



19. How are you and your mom different? " I don't know, I will be the same one that I am"



20. How do you know your mom loves you? "I don;t know" Oh, well

Maira's "All About Mom" Tag

1. What is something mom always says to you? "I Love You"
I do say that a lot, and i mean it
2. What makes mom happy? "When I give her lots of love"
Too true
3. What makes mom sad? "when I don't listen to her."
Again, too true
4. How does mom make you laugh? "When she tickles me hard with her sharp nails"
She is only ticklish if I do it hard...what can I say
5. What was mom like as a child? "just like me"
Hmmm
6. How old is your mom? "33".
She is right on
7. How tall is your mom? "6 foot 6"
Wow, i am a big girl
8. What is her favorite thing to do? "cross stitch".
I do enjoy that
9. What does your mom do when you're not around? "Do cross stitch and put Amira to sleep and play with Brooke and Arami and watch TV."
Never a momen'ts rest
10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for? "Being a good basketball player."
I am 6 foot 6 after all
11. What is your mom really good at? "Taking care of the family".
It's nice to know that she recognizes I am taking care of her
12. What is your mom not very good at? "Moving couches, wait no, moving a deck."
Hmmm, not sure that I am good at moving decks
13. What does your mom do for her job? "I don't really know what she does, go to work and do writing stuff on the computer and writing stuff on paper"
That about sums it up
14. What is your mom's favorite food? "Enchiladas"
That is her favorite
15. What makes you proud of your mom? " She helps me learn"
See...homeschooling does have its moments!
16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be? "That queen over there, in Shrek."
Um, can you tell what she is doing now while not answering me
17. What do you and your mom do together? "Talk about stuff"
I hope that never stops
18. How are you and your mom the same? "We both like to cross stitch"
Yep
19. How are you and your mom different? " My mom has curly hair and I don't, and she has freckles and I don't"
Um, actually, she does have freckles
20. How do you know your mom loves you? " She takes care of me"
plus, see #1

Maira tags Arami, Balthezar, Liam.

I wonder what it so different!

Amira is crawling!!! She has been working on it for about a week and a half, but today, she finally figured it out completely. I don't really remember being so excited about it with Maira and Arami, and I really think that the difference is that she has a participating father who is just as excited about it as I am, and our excitement is feeding off of each other!!! Also, the kids are all really excited about it, which I guess is an additional factor.

Memories

I am always interested in people and what they think and remember, so when I found this on a friend's blog, I had to try it.

1. As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember!

2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually pretty funny to see the responses.

If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you.

Soda Please!

I know, I know, I am a horrible mom for this, but I like Diet Coke way more than I should, and I am also a sucker for a cute 4 year old daughter of mine who happens to like sips....so, one of the things that I hear often is.."Mommy, can I have a drink of your soda?" Most of the time she is told no, but of course she is persistant and keeps asking, which drives me batty. Today, at dinner (Taco Bell, I know...a prime choice) this is how the conversation went...

Arami --- Mommy, can I please have a drink of your soda?

Stacie --- (Sigh) Ask your dad.

Arami --- Daddy, can I please have a drink of mommy's soda?


Dave and I just about fell over laughing. I love my kids!